TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING
Applying our technical know-how to maximize your resources
Jim Brown founded Xcalibur in 1992 based on his strong desire to help organizations leverage information technology tools to operate more effectively. Although much has changed in the last decade, Xcalibur remains committed to this founding principle. Our consulting services include:
| + | Software and technology evaluation |
| + | Systems architecture and design |
| + | Application portfolio management |
| + | Strategy consulting |
| + | Evaluation and automation / Process improvement |
| + | Network infrastructure planning and recovery |
| + | Network and application security |
Despite what you may have experienced in the past, technology can have staying power; if it is developed and implemented properly. That is where we excel. We help businesses develop comprehensive information technology plans that stand the test of time. We do so by listening closely and identifying user requirements and evaluating current IT infrastructures including software, network, and storage. We then improve upon or design an infrastructure that responds to your current and future needs.
We consistently seek out ways to streamline and automate tasks. We analyze existing practices to pinpoint potential or hidden bottlenecks, unraveling trouble spots until core issues are identified. Findings are documented and improvements made to reduce effort and increase results. By utilizing repeatable, resourceful tasks, we enable our clients to do their jobs better, faster and at a reasonable price.
Additionally, our engineering team offers a host of consulting services. We provide network infrastructure analysis and planning services; user needs assessments; design, deployment and testing services; security audits; and preventive maintenance services. Whether you require a partial or full outsourcing environment, you can rely on our team to provide the responsiveness necessary to keep operations running smoothly, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
From start to finish, we examine and address all facets of your system implementation. Following industry-wide best practices, we develop disaster recovery plans tailored and tested in each client environment. We work closely with administrative, management and technical staff to assure that risks are analyzed, downtime assessed, and responsive solutions delivered. We evaluate the entire security environment. Not only do we examine communication lines and computer systems, but the human elements as well. We present our recommendations to key stakeholders, evaluate cost-benefit versus risk factors, and then deliver the applicable solutions by which budgets can be developed and implemented.
Typically, an individual is so focused on the task at hand that he or she often fails to recognize a persistent problem. As an outside consultant, we bring a fresh, objective set of eyes and ears to each project. We enable you to do your job, while we zero in on specific patterns and inefficiencies that may exist. We then consider all avenues for improvement and the steps involved in each scenario, as well as their possible outcomes, so that you can focus on your core business.
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